Kim Jong Un is reportedly burying his secrets. Literally.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and his predecessors reportedly buried papers and photographs underground, two anonymous North Korean sources confirmed to Daily NK, a Seoul-based news site.

"Initially they store it in a Pyongyang archive, and after some time has passed they will pick out what requires permanent storage and then transfer papers and photographs to the underground storage center in Jagang Province," one source said.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.